TISSUE TREATMENT TOOL AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD USING THE SAME
The present invention provides a tissue treatment tool and signal processing method of the same. The present invention is capable of processing a vibrating signal generated according to a feedback from the soft/hard tissue contacted by the tissue treatment tool during the treatment process so as to obtain an electrical processing signal with respect to a feedback vibration status with respect to soft/hard tissue. According to the electrical processing signal, it is capable of determining the location of the tissue treatment tool or the tissue thickness while treating the target tissue, thereby generating a display signal for displaying the location on a display unit or issuing a stopping signal for stopping providing power to the tissue treatment tool automatically in response to thickness status so as to prevent the soft tissue around the treated tissue from being damaged.
The present invention relates to a tissue treatment technique, and more particularly, to a tissue treatment tool and its signal processing method that are capable of locating a treatment target while simultaneously determining the tissue thickness of the treatment target so as to prevent the peripheral tissue of the treatment target or other internal soft tissue surrounding the treatment target from being damaged mistakenly.
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Therefore, it is in need of a tissue treatment tool and its signal processing method that are designed for overcoming the aforesaid shortcomings.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIn view of the disadvantages of prior art, the primary object of the present invention is to provide a tissue treatment tool and signal processing method of the same, adapted for assisting a physician in an operation for treating a target tissue, such as a tooth or a bone, and thereby, assisting the physician to determine the tissue thickness of the treatment target or to determine whether the tissue treatment tool had being placed in contact with the peripheral tissue of the treatment target or other internal soft tissue surrounding the treatment target so as to prevent those tissues other than the target tissue from being damaged mistakenly.
In an embodiment, the present invention provides a tissue treatment device, which comprises: a driving unit, for generating a first vibration signal; a treatment tool, coupled to the driving unit, for receiving the first vibration signal to be used for enabling the same to vibrate while generating a second vibration signal during being used in a treatment; a vibration detection unit, for detecting the first vibration signal and the second vibration signal so as to be driven to vibrate accordingly and thus generating an electrical detection signal; and a signal processing unit, coupled to the vibration detection unit for enabling the same to process the electrical detection signal and thus obtain an electrical processing signal relating to the second vibration signal.
In another embodiment, the present invention provides a tissue treatment device, which comprises: a treatment tool, for receiving a first vibration signal to be used for enabling the same to vibrate while generating a second vibration signal during being used in a treatment; a driving unit, composed of a plurality of transducing elements that are stacking on each other, for generating the first vibration signal and for receiving the second vibration signal so as to enable at least one of the plural transducing elements to generate an electrical detection signal according to the received second vibration signal; and a signal processing unit, coupled to at least one of the plural transducing elements of the driving unit for enabling the same to process the electrical detection signal and thus obtain an electrical processing signal relating to the second vibration signal.
In further another embodiment, the present invention provides a signal processing method for tissue treatment device, comprising the steps of: providing a tissue treatment device, which comprises: a driving unit, a treatment tool, and a vibration detection unit; enabling the driving unit to generate a first vibration signal to be used for controlling the treatment tool to vibrate accordingly; applying the treatment tool to treat a target tissue while enabling the same to generate a second vibration signal to be generated during the treating of the target tissue; enabling the vibration detection unit to detecting the first vibration signal and the second vibration signal so as to be driven to vibrate accordingly and thus generating an electrical detection signal; and processing the electrical detection signal so as to consequently obtain an electrical processing signal relating to the second vibration signal.
Further scope of applicability of the present application will become more apparent from the detailed description given hereinafter. However, it should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention, are given by way of illustration only, since various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from this detailed description.
The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given herein below and the accompanying drawings which are given by way of illustration only, and thus are not limitative of the present invention and wherein:
For your esteemed members of reviewing committee to further understand and recognize the fulfilled functions and structural characteristics of the invention, several exemplary embodiments cooperating with detailed description are presented as the follows.
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The treatment tool 32 is coupled to the driving unit 31 for receiving the first vibration signal to be used for enabling the same to vibrate while generating a second vibration signal during being used in a treatment. It is noted that there is no restriction relating to the structure of the treatment tool 32 whatsoever, only if it is capable of being driven to vibrate by the first vibration signal of the driving unit 31 and thus used to treat a target tissue. Thereby, the structure of the treatment tool 32 is not limited by the present embodiment. For clarity, the target tissue that is to be treated by the treatment tool 32 of the present invention can be a bone tissue, such as the alveolar bone shown in
The vibration detection unit 33 is for detecting the first vibration signal and the second vibration signal so as to be driven to vibrate accordingly and thus generating an electrical detection signal. In this embodiment, the vibration detection unit 33 is a transducing element, but is not limited thereby. As shown in
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Moreover, the signal processing unit 34 further comprises a memory unit 343, which is used for storing a sample data relating to the signal feedbacks of the treatment tool 32 generated when treating all kinds of different tissues, such as teeth, alveolar bones, limb bones or soft tissue inside a mouth, or even muscles and internal organs. Thereby, the controller 340 compare the electrical processing signal with the sample data stored in the memory unit 343 so as to determine the location of the treatment tool or the tissue thickness of a target tissue based upon the comparison. It is noted that the aforesaid sample data is substantially the second vibration signals that are generated in response to the different feedbacks corresponding to the different tissues that are being treated by the treatment tool 32. Generally, taking the sinus cavity 11 shown in
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At step 43, a vibration detection unit 33, being arranged coupling to the driving unit 31 and the treatment tool 32, is enabled to detecting the first vibration signal and the second vibration signal so as to be driven to vibrate accordingly and thus generating an electrical detection signal; and then the flow proceeds to step 44. It is noted that the vibration detection unit 33 in the present embodiment is substantially a transducing element, so that it is capable of generating the electrical detection signal in response to the vibration induced by the first and the second vibration signals in a manner shown in
At step 45, the electrical processing signal obtained from step 44 is compared with the sample data established in step 41 so as to determine the location of the treatment tool and thus determine whether the treatment tool is located at a position that is dangerous for causing damage to tissues other than the target tissue, or is located at a position that is considered normal for treating the target tissue; and if the treatment tool is determined to be located at a dangerous position, the flow will proceed to step 46, otherwise the flow will proceed to step 47 when the treatment tool is determined to be located at a normal position. It is noted that the so-called dangerous position can be the soft tissue area relating to gums or pulp cavity when the treatment tool is used for treating a tooth. However, in the condition when the treatment tool is used for treating an alveolar bone, the dangerous position is the area near the sinus membrane as shown in
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention.
Claims
1. A tissue treatment device, comprising:
- a driving unit, for generating a first vibration signal;
- a treatment tool, coupled to the driving unit, for receiving the first vibration signal to be used for enabling the same to vibrate while generating a second vibration signal during being used in a treatment;
- a vibration detection unit, for detecting the first vibration signal and the second vibration signal so as to be driven to vibrate accordingly and thus generating an electrical detection signal; and
- a signal processing unit, coupled to the vibration detection unit for enabling the same to receive and process the electrical detection signal and thus obtain an electrical processing signal relating to the second vibration signal.
2. The tissue treatment device of claim 1, wherein the driving unit is composed of a plurality of transducing elements that are stacking on each other.
3. The tissue treatment device of claim 1, wherein the vibration detection unit is substantially a transducing element.
4. The tissue treatment device of claim 1, further comprising:
- an insulation layer, sandwiched between the vibration detection unit and the driving unit.
5. The tissue treatment device of claim 1, wherein the signal processing unit further comprises:
- a signal amplifier, coupled to the vibration detection unit to be used for amplifying the electrical detection signal; and
- a controller, coupled to the signal amplifier to be used for processing the electrical detection signal so as to obtain the electrical processing signal.
6. The tissue treatment device of claim 5, wherein the signal processing unit further comprises:
- a memory unit, for storing a sample data relating to all kinds of tissues while providing the sample data to the controller to be compared with the electrical processing signal so as to determine the location of the treatment tool based upon the comparison.
7. The tissue treatment device of claim 6, further comprises:
- a display unit, coupled to the controller.
8. A tissue treatment device, comprising:
- a treatment tool, for receiving a first vibration signal to be used for enabling the same to vibrate while generating a second vibration signal during being used in a treatment;
- a driving unit, composed of a plurality of transducing elements that are stacking on each other, for generating the first vibration signal and for receiving the second vibration signal so as to enable at least one of the plural transducing elements to generate an electrical detection signal according to the received second vibration signal; and
- a signal processing unit, coupled to at least one of the plural transducing elements of the driving unit for enabling the same to process the electrical detection signal and thus obtain an electrical processing signal relating to the second vibration signal.
9. The tissue treatment device of claim 8, wherein the signal processing unit further comprises:
- a signal amplifier, coupled to at least one of the plural transducing elements so as to be used for amplifying the electrical detection signal; and
- a controller, coupled to the signal amplifier to be used for processing the electrical detection signal so as to obtain the electrical processing signal.
10. The tissue treatment device of claim 9, wherein the signal processing unit further comprises:
- a memory unit, for storing a sample data relating to all kinds of tissues while providing the sample data to the controller to be compared with the electrical processing signal so as to determine the location of the treatment tool based upon the comparison.
11. The tissue treatment device of claim 9, further comprising:
- a display unit, coupled to the controller.
12. A signal processing method for tissue treatment device, comprising the steps of:
- providing a tissue treatment device configured with a driving unit and a treatment tool in a manner that the driving unit is used for generating a first vibration signal to be used for controlling the treatment tool to vibrate accordingly;
- applying the treatment tool to treat a target tissue while enabling the same to generate a second vibration signal to be generated during the treating of the target tissue;
- generating an electrical detection signal according to the vibrations resulting from the first vibration signal and the second vibration signal; and
- processing the electrical detection signal so as to consequently obtain an electrical processing signal relating to the second vibration signal.
13. The signal processing method of claim 12, further comprising the steps of:
- comparing the electrical processing signal with at least one sample data so as to determine the location of the treatment tool based upon the comparison; and
- generating a display signal if the determined location is the location of the target tissue
14. The signal processing method of claim 13, wherein the display signal is a signal selected from the group consisting of: a visual signal and an audio signal.
15. The signal processing method of claim 13, further comprising the step of:
- stop powering the driving unit if the location where the treatment tool is located is dangerous for causing damage to tissues other than the target tissue.
16. The signal processing method of claim 12, further comprising the steps of:
- amplifying the electrical detection signal; and
- filtering the electrical detection signal so as to obtain the electrical processing signal relating to the second vibration signal.
Type: Application
Filed: Jul 29, 2011
Publication Date: Mar 1, 2012
Inventors: Shuo-Hung CHANG (Taipei), Chung-Han Yang (Taipei), Tsung-Yen Lu (Taipei)
Application Number: 13/194,435